This is a list of notable companies based in Canada. For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Canada".
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A&W
AbitibiBowater
Access Communications
Ache Records
Addition Elle (women's clothing)
Advance Gold (mining)
Advanced Cyclotron Systems (medical cyclotrons)
Affinity Credit Union (banking)
Ahed (guitar equipment)
Air Canada (airline)
ALDO Group
AldrichPears Associates
Algonquin Power
Allied Shipbuilders
Alta Newspaper Group
Alterra Power
Angoss Software Corporation (software)
Appnovation
Arc'teryx (outdoor apparel/equipment)
Areva Resources Canada (uranium)
Aritzia (clothing)
Army & Navy Stores
Arsenal Pulp Press (publisher)
ATI technologies (semiconductors)
Atimi Software Inc
Atmosphere Visual Effects (movie special effects)
AVI Sound International (audio/visual equipment manufacture)
Ballard Power Systems
Banff Lodging Co
Bank of Montreal
Bard Ventures Company
The Bargain! Shop
Barrick Gold
BBC Kids (television)
BC Hydro
BC Research Inc
Becancour Silicon (silicon manufacture)
Becker's
Bell Canada
Ben Moss Jewellers
Bennett Environmental
Big Blue Bubble (software firm)
BigPark (software firm)
Biovail
BioWare (video games)
Bison Transport Inc. (transportation)
Black Diamond Cheese Limited
Black Hen Music (record label)
Black Photo Corporation
BlackBerry (wireless devices)
Blackburn Radio
Blake, Cassels & Graydon (law firm)
Bleeding Art Industries (special effects)
Blenz Coffee
Blue Water Studios (recording studio)
Bluenotes
Boeing Canada
Bombardier Inc.
Bombardier Recreational Products (spun off as an independent company in 2003)
Book City
Boston Pizza
Bowring Brothers
Boyd Group Income Fund (service)
Bre-X
Brick Brewing Company
Brightlight Pictures
Brookfield Asset Management
The Brick
Bridgewater Bank
BrightSide Technologies (display technology)
Brock Solutions
Bruce Power
Brunet (pharmacy)
Buck or Two Extreme Retail, Inc. (retail)
Buckley's
Buhler Industries Inc. (manufacturing)
Bulk Barn (food retail)
Bullfrog Power (low carbon domestic and business electricity supplier)
Cactus Club Cafe (restaurant chain)
Cadillac Fairview (property)
CAE (flight simulators and training)
Calm Air (airline)
Cameco (uranium)
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (government-owned bank account insurance company)
Canada Wide Media (publisher)
Canadian Bank Note Company (money and passport printing)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (government-owned Canadian TV and radio broadcaster)
Canadian Hydro Developers (power generation)
Canadian Light Source, Inc. (research)
Canadian National Railway (railway)
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (oil/gas)
Canadian Oil Sands Trust (oil)
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (railway)
Canadian Plasma Resources (bio-pharmaceutical)
Canadian Salt Company
Canadian Steamship Lines (cargo shipping)
Canadian Tire (retail)
Canadian Tire Financial Services (credit card company)
Canadian Western Bank (banking)
Canadian Wheat Board (agri-business)
Canalta Hotels (hotel chain in Western Canada)
Candente Copper (mining)
Cangene Corp. (biotech)
CanJet (airline)
Canpotex (potash export)
Canucks Sports & Entertainment
Canwest (broadcast)
La Capitale (finance)
Capcom Vancouver (video games development)
Cara Operations (food services)
Cargill Ltd.
Casavant Frères
Cascades
Catalyst Paper
Celestica
Cellcom Communications
Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. (utility)
Central Heat Distribution (district heating, Vancouver)
Central Mountain Air (airline)
CGI Group (IT consulting)
Chapters
Le Chateau (retail)
CHC Helicopter
Choices Market
CHUM Limited (broadcast)
CIBC (banking)
Cineplex Entertainment
Cirque du Soleil
Citizens Bank of Canada (banking)
CityWest (telephone/cable company)
Clearly Canadian (bottled water)
Club Monaco
Coachman Insurance Company
Coffee Time (coffee shops)
Cognos (software)
Colt Canada (military equipment and defence contractor)
Comm100 (live chat software provider)
Commodore Books (publisher)
Concentra Financial (financial services)
Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (engineering)
Conexus Credit Union (financial services)
Continental Newspapers (regional newspapers)
CoolDrivePass (carbon trading)
Corby Distilleries (alcohol)
Cordiant Capital Inc. (investment management)
Corel (software)
Corus Entertainment (entertainment company)
Cossette Communication Group
Coteau Books (publisher)
Cott
Country Style (coffee shops)
Creation Technologies (electronics manufacturing services)
Crestline Coach
Cruiseshipcenters international (travel agents)
CSA Group (standards/testing lab)
CTC Bank of Canada
CTV Television Network
Customer1 (software)
Cymax Stores
D-Wave Systems (quantum computing)
DaimlerChrysler Canada
Dairyland Canada
Daiya (cheese company)
Dalsa
Dare Foods
Dart Flipcards Inc.
Deloitte
Delta Hotels
Descartes Systems Group
Desjardins Group
DHX Media Vancouver (television studio)
Diamond Energy (well service company)
Digital Extremes (video games, e.g. co-producer of Unreal Tournament)
Discovery Air (specialized aviation)
Discovery Air Defence Services (defence contractor)
Disney Online Studios Canada (video game software developer)
Dofasco (now owned by Luxembourg's Arcelor)
Dollar Giant (retail)
Dollarama (retail)
Dominion Voting Systems (electronic voting hardware)
Domtar (pulp and paper company)
Donner Metals (mining)
DreamCatcher Games (video games, e.g., Painkiller, Crystal Key, Cold War)
Dynamotive Energy Systems (renewable energy)
Dynamsoft (TWAIN SDKS, on-premises and hosting version control)
Dynasty EV
DynaVenture
EA Black Box (video game developer)
EA Canada (video game developer)
Ebco Industries
Elastic Path (software)
Electric TM4 (electrodynamic systems) (Hydro-Québec)
Electrohome
EllisDon (general contractor)
The Embassy Visual Effects (movie special effects)
Emera
Enbridge
EnCana
Engineered Lifting Systems & Equipment Inc
Enwave (district heating/cooling in Toronto)
F&P Manufacturing Inc. (Japanese automotive parts supplier)
Fairchild Group
Fairchild TV (Cantonese language television)
Fairfax Financial
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
Falconbridge Ltd.
Farmers of North America
Fast Eddies
Federated Co-operatives
Federated Insurance Company of Canada (insurance)
Finning (heavy equipment distributor)
First Air
First Nations Bank of Canada
First Majestic Silver (mining)
First West Credit Union
Flickr (popular photo sharing website, bought by Yahoo!)
Fluid Music (media company)
Flying Wedge Pizza
Force Four Entertainment (TV/movie production)
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited
Fort Garry Brewery
Fortis Inc.
FortisBC (power/gas distribution)
Forzani Group (sports retail)
Four Seasons Hotel
Freedom Mobile
FreshBooks
Freshslice Pizza
Future Shop
F9 Financial Reporting (software)
Gabriel Kney
Ganz
Garage (store)
General Dynamics Canada (defence technology)
General Motors Canada
George Weston Limited (foods)
Geosoft
Giant Tiger (discount store)
Glacier Media (newspaper publisher)
Glentel (phone retailed, under WirelessWave, Tbooth Wireless brands)
Global Mechanic (animation company)
The Globe and Mail
GlobeScan
Goldcorp (gold)
GoodLife Fitness
The Great-West Life Assurance Company
Great Western Brewing Company
Guardian Biotechnologies
GuestLogix (POS terminal used in-flight by airlines)
Harbour Publishing
Halogen Software
Harlequin Enterprises Ltd
Harry Rosen Inc. (retail)
Hart Stores
Harvey's
Hatch Ltd
Hathor Exploration Limited (uranium)
Haywire Winery
Hellbent Games
Héroux-Devtek
Hidden Valley Highlands
Hitachi Canadian Industries
Home Hardware (retail)
Honda Canada
Honeywell ASCa Inc. (defence aerospace)
HSBC Bank Canada
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd. (mining)
Hudson Boatworks
Hudson's Bay Company
Husky Energy
Hydro-Québec
IDA (drug store)
IGM Financial Inc. (finance)
IL Therapeutics (bio-tech)
IMAX Corporation
Immersive Media
ImmersiVision
Imperial Oil (Esso)
Indigo Books and Music
Info-Tech Research Group (IT research and consulting organization)
Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan
Ingle International (insurance)
Innovation Place Research Park (research parks)
The Insurance Company of Prince Edward Island
Intelligent Creatures (visual effects post-production company)
Inter Pipeline Fund
Interchill Records (record company)
International Road Dynamics (traffic management systems)
Intertape Polymer Group
Intrawest
Intuit Canada (financial software)
Investment Saskatchewan
Investors Group
Ironclad Games
Irving Oil
Island Timberlands
Jackson Grills (grill manufacture)
James Richardson & Sons, Limited (conglomerate)
Jazz Air LP (airlines operates as Air Canada Jazz)
Jean Coutu (pharmacies)
Jim Pattison Group
Joker's Closet (fashion)
Kal Tire
Katz Group
Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd.
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter
Kinross Gold
Kitchen Craft of Canada Ltd. (manufacturing)
Kitco (precious metals)
KMS Tools
Knowledge Network (television network)
Kobo Inc.
Koingo Software
Kootenay Direct Airlines
Kruger Inc.
Labatt Brewing Company (now owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev)
LASIK MD
Lassonde Industries
Laurentian Bank of Canada
Lee Valley Tools (retail)
Léger Marketing (polls and market research)
Leon's
Linamar
Lions Gate Entertainment
Liquidation World (retail)
Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Lise Watier
Livingston International
Loblaws
Loginradius
London Drugs
London Life Insurance Company
Look Communications
Lululemon (retail)
Lystek (waste management)
MacDonald Dettwiler
Mac's Milk
Magna International (auto parts)
La Maison Simons (retail)
Manitoba Hydro
Manitoba Liquor Control Commission (specialty retailing)
Manitoba Lotteries Corp. (entertainment)
Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation (insurance services)
Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS)
Manulife Financial
Maple Leaf Foods (food products)
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (owner of Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors)
Maritime Life
Mark's Work Wearhouse
Mary Brown's
Masonite International
Matrox
Maxim Power (power generation)
McCain Foods (world's largest manufacturer of French fries)
McClelland and Stewart (book publishers)
McDonald's Canada
MDS Inc.
Memotec
Mercedes-Benz Canada (cars)
Metal Supermarkets
Metro Inc
Microcell Telecommunications (owner of Fido digital wireless services)
Mr. Sub
Mitel
Mobilicity
Molson
Montana's Cookhouse
Moosehead Brewery
Motor Coach Industries (manufacturing)
Mozilla Messaging
National Bank of Canada
Nature's Path (organic food)
NCIX (computer hardware)
Nelvana (entertainment)
New Flyer Industries (bus manufacture)
New York Fries (fast food)
Nexen (oil/gas)
Nexient (corporate training)
Nintendo of Canada
NorandaFalconbridge (mining)
NORPAC Controls (industrial automation products)
Nortel Networks (telecommunications)
North West Company (retail)
The North West Company Fund (merchant)
NOVA Chemicals
Nova Scotia Power
Novacam Technologies (OCT/profilometry)
Novosbed (e-commerce)
Nuu-chah-nulth Economic Development Corporation (development)
The Ocean Group
L’Oie de Cravan (publishing)
Oland Brewery
Omineca Cablevision
Onex Corporation
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
Open Text Corporation (software)
Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment
Osisko Mining (gold)
Ossian Studios (video game developer)
Pacific & Western Bank of Canada
Pacific Coastal Airlines (airline)
Packers Plus Energy Services (oil and gas)
Palliser Furniture Ltd. (manufacturing)
Pan American Silver Corporation
Para-Ordnance
Paramount Resources
Parmalat Canada (food products)
Parrish & Heimbecker (grains)
Pascan Aviation (airline)
Paterson GlobalFoods Inc. (agri-business)
Persona Communications
Petcetera (pet stores)
Petro-Canada (retail gasoline chain and refiner)
Pharmasave
Pizza Nova
Pizza Pizza
PMC-Sierra
Pollard Banknote Ltd. (printing)
Porter Airlines (airline)
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
Power Corporation of Canada
Prairie Plant Systems (pharmaceuticals)
Pratt & Whitney Canada (aerospace)
Precision Drilling
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (food products and food distribution)
Presagis (defence software)
Prevost Car (bus manufacturer wholly owned by Volvo AB)
Priszm Canadian Income Fund
Pronto Airways (airline)
Protecode
Purolator Courier (point to point package delivery)
QNX (software - operating systems)
Quebecor (printing / media)
Quester Tangent Corporation (train electronics - software and hardware)
Rare Element Resources
Red Back Mining (gold)
Regional Maple Leaf Communications (publisher)
Reimer Express Lines Ltd. (transportation)
Ridley Inc. (agri-business)
Rockstar Toronto
Rockstar Vancouver
Rogers Communications
Rona Inc.
Roots Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Red Barrels
St Hubertus & Oak Bay Estate Winery
Sandman Hotels
Sandvine (networking equipment)
Saputo (dairy products)
Saskatchewan Government Insurance (insurance)
Saskatchewan Minerals (sodium sulphate)
SRC (research)
SaskPower (electricity)
SaskTel (telecom)
Save-on-Foods
Schmalz Vacuum Technology Ltd (Schmalz Canada)
Scotiabank (Bank of Nova Scotia)
Sears Canada
Second Cup
Sepro Mineral Systems
Servus Credit Union
Shaftebury Brewing Company
Shaw Communications
Shell Canada
Shopify (eCommerce software)
Shoppers Drug Mart (drug store chain)
Shore Tilbe Irwin + Partners
Siemen's Transportation Group
Sierra Wireless
Sifto Canada (salt)
Sirius XM Canada
sisu production
Sleeman Breweries
Sleep Country Canada (mattresses)
smart Canada (manufacturer of the smart fortwo, part of Mercedes-Benz Canada)
SMART Technologies (interactive displays and whiteboards)
SNC-Lavalin (engineering)
Sobeys
Softimage
Soquelec (scientific equipment, supplies and service)
The Source (Bell) Electronics Inc.
Stanfield's (garment manufacturer)
Stelco
Stylus Sofas (furniture)
Sun Life Assurance
Suncor Energy (energy)
Sun-Rype (food and beverage)
Sunward Aerospace Group Limited (model rockets and hobbies)
Swiss Chalet
SydneyPLUS International (library management software)
Symantec Corporation
Syncrude
Synex International
T & T Supermarket
Tahera (mining company)
Talent Technology (HR software)
Talentvision (Mandarin television)
Talisman Energy
Tamarack Developments Corporation
Taseko Mines Limited
TD Waterhouse Group
Teck Cominco
Telesat Canada
Telus (telecommunications)
Tembec
Thomson Corporation
Tim Hortons
Timothy's World Coffee
TMX Group
Tolko (forestry)
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Toronto Stock Exchange
Torstar
TransCanada Corp. (pipelines)
TransGas Limited
Transwest Air
Tridel
Triple Five Group
Ubisoft Montreal
Ubisoft Toronto
Ultramar (marketers and refiners of petroleum)
United Furniture Warehouse
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (research)
Vancity (Vancouver City Savings Credit Union) (banking)
Via Rail (government-owned passenger train service)
Vice Media (media / publishing)
Vidéotron (telecommunications)
Virtual Brokers (online brokerage)
Vista Broadcast Group (radio broadcast)
Walmart Canada
Wardrop Engineering Inc. (engineering services)
Waterloo Maple Inc. (mathematical software)
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. (insurance)
West Fraser Timber (wood products)
West Wind Aviation (airline and air services)
Western Oil Sands (oil)
WestJet (airline)
WingTips Airport Services (airlines ground handling)
Winners
Winpak Ltd. (manufacturing)
Yamana Gold Inc.
Yara Belle Plaine (fertilizer)
Yogen Früz
Z8Games
Zag Bank
Zellers (acquired by Target Canada)
ZENN (motor company)
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